Broiler grid



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- BROILER GRID Filed June 50, 1928 INVENTOR RNEY5 lit Patented May 7, 1929.

UNlTED STATE-S. PATENT OFFICE.

LEMUEL VT. SERRELL, OF NEW YORK, N. YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATIONOF DELAWARE Y., ASSIGNOR To snnnnco, Inc, or new BROILER GRID.

Appfieation filed June 30, 1928. Serial No. 289,582.

This invention relates to a broiler grid, that is, to a utensil comprising frames adapted to receive and engage food in order to hold or place the same beiiore, or in association With, a fire or heater for broiler pur poses. Heretofore, so far as I am aware in utensils of the type to Which the invention relates it has been customary to merely hinge the frame members at one side thereof and to provide a handle and a latch at the other side thereof. Obviously broiler grids and. like utensils thus constructed are not adapted to satisfactorily receive and grip articles of food 0 l? varying thicknesses and consequently are more or lin'iited in use to articles of flood lutving ui'ri'liorlnity in thickness and consistency.

The object of my invention is the provision of a broiler grid With the frame and grid members thereof so connected to permit ianti ally universal movemen tin the same rel; ively to one another, that is, a broiler gr] in. Which the grid frames are self adjusting tor nne relative positions in an infinite number of planes relatively to one another, whereby it possible to grip, on: and hold in position various articles oi (lilli tl'i'ichnesses tor iii-oiling the same at one time. in carrying out the invention the utensil made in accordance therewith preferably comprises a set of frames, the members of which at corresponding sides are connected to av spring which is preferably a leaf spring, while at their opposite sic-es there n'ovided a handle and a. latch or catch for connecti the smile, as will be hereinafter more particularly described.

in, the drawing lFigure 1 is a plan of a. broiler id made in accordance with this invention Figure 2 is a sectioi'ial elevation on line 22, Fig, 1,

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3 is ancnd. elevation illustl'ating the manner 0 t connectii'ig the grid members by the spring,

his. 4 is a section on line l-i, Fig. 1, and

a bracket 19 to pairs. As illustrated, one frame is made to include end bars 10 and 11 and suitably spaced rods 12 extending between and con neeted to these end bars. Certain of the spaced rods, preferably those disposed in the central. portion of this frame, as indicated at 13 and 14, are extended through the bar 11 and looped. to l orin a suitable handle for the utensil. The other frame is similarly constructed and includes end bars 15 and 16 extending between and connected in Which there is a series 01". rods 17. One of these rods, preferably the central one, is extended beyond the bar 16, as indicated at 18, to form a part oil. a latch member as hereinafter more 'ribed. i, the end bar 10 is fitted with which one part 20 of a leaf spring),- is connected by being riveted thereto, as indicated at 21, or otherwise. The other part .69; of theleai spring is provided with a bearing member 23 forming part of a hinge to which the end bar 15 is connected. This bearing inember 23 is connected to this part oi" the spring by rivets 24;, as indicated, or

particularly d illustrai otherwise.

'26 preferably bent at right angles thereto and. suitably connected to the end bar 15. The lea'lispuing member may be made oi any suitable material which will retain its resiliency and consequently must be oli a material which is not atl'octed by the heat to which the utensil is necessarily subjected in use. This bearing member is also preferably of a length which is substantially coextensive with M c width of the hinged side members of the broiler grid tran'ies, although of con 1c, th spring}; may ben'iade of any length or in anyshape that Will, permit itto perform its intern led functions.

Associated with the handle rods is a slide 27. i this slide are preferably ol holes 31, any one of Which is adapted to receivejt-he projection 18 to which reference has hereinbefore been made 111 order to conaround the same irrespective of its configuration and in which frames the rods 33 are so placed as to extend transversely, that is,

in the opposite direction relatively to the frames, to'that in which these rods are illustrated in the otherform of the invention.

In the use of the broiler grid as hereinbefore described it will now be understood that the frames are mounted to SWHHT relativ ely to one another by means of the hinge connection and'also that m use these frames due to the action of the spring are per- ,mitted to assume innumerable positions in dilferent'planes which may be parallel to each other, or which may be at various 7 angles to each other, dependent upon the nature of the articles or foodplaced between and to be secured in position by the broiler grid frames during a, broiling operation.

Obviously the broiler grid is self adjustable, i 'within'the limits of the expansibility of the therein, 'a spring fixedly connected to a frame at one end thereof and plvotally conspring,' to embrace and grip any articles of food lrrespectivo'o l the thickness and con- "sistency of the same, for example, squabs or broiler chickens may be held in position in the grid as readily as slices of bacon or bread. Furthermore, due to the action of the spring making possible the universal self adjustment ofthe parts of the grid articles of different thicknesses and consistencies may be simultaneously placed and held in position therein.

I claim as my. invention:

' '1. In a vgrid, a'set of frames,spaced rods nected to, anotherv frame at the corresponding end thereof,an'd means for clamping the opposite-endsof the said frames to one another whereby the frames automatically assume various positions to simultaneously engageand clamp articles of the same and different thicknesses placed between them.

7 2. In a grid, a set of frames, rods spaced in each frame, a leaf spring having one part thereof fixedl connected to one frame and another part ingedly connected to another frame, and a handle and latch for clamping the frames to one another whereby the said frames automatically assume any one of a number of positions to simultaneously engage and clamp articles of the same and different thicknesses placed between them.

3. In a grid, a pair of frames, rods spaced therein, a leaf spring having one part thereof fixedly connected to one of the frames and another part hingedly connected to the corresponding part of the other frame, and means for clamping the opposite ends of the frames to one another whereby the said frames are adapted automatically to assume any one of a plurality of positions to simultaneously engage and clamp articles of the same and different thicknesses plared between them.

4i. In a grid, a pair of frames, rods spaced therein, a leaf spring, means for fixedly connecting one part of the said leaf spring to one of the said frames, means for hingedly connecting the opposite part of the said leaf spring to the corresponding part of theotlier frame, and means for clamping the oppositely disposed parts of the said frames to one another whereby the said frames adapted to assume any one of a multiplicit of positions to simultaneously engage am clamp articles of the same and different thicknesses placed between them.

5. In a grid, a pair of frames, rods spared therein, a leaf spring, means for fixedly connecting one part of the said leaf spring to one of the said frames, means for hin cdly connecting the opposite partof the said leaf spring to the corresponding part of the other frame, a handle, and a latch associated with oppositely disposed parts of the frame and adapted to clamp the said frames to one another whercby the said frames are adapted to assume any one of a plurality of positions to simultaneously engage and clamp articles of the same and different thicknesses placed between them.

Signed by me this 14th day of June, 1928.

LEMUEL \V. SERRELL. 

